Our Staff

PETER T. ROACH

• Admitted to Bar, New York, the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and the District of Columbia.
• Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A. 1973); St. John's University-School of Law (J.D. 1978).
• Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Transactions.
• 2011 Campaign Manager for Dan Palmieri, Nassau County Supreme Court Justice 
• Activities: Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John's University School of Law, 1988 – present; (Suretyship and Mortgages; Real Estate Drafting); Super Lawyer 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
• Member: Board of Directors, St. John's University School of Law Alumni Association (Member 1988-present; President 2002-2004); International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF), (Member 2004 - present; President, New York Chapter, 2008 - present); New York State Bar Associations.
• Publications: "How to Handle Your First Foreclosure" published by The Practicing Law Institute (co-author); "Title Examination in New York" published by Lorman Education Services (co-author).
• Practice areas: Mortgage Foreclosure, Mortgage Closings, Debt Collection, Real Estate Transactions, Bankruptcy and Litigation.
• Peter T. Roach, former CEO of a mortgage banking company, established the law firm that bears his name in 1979. His experience as a mortgage banker and his knowledge of accounting and finance add a special dimension to the firm’s Foreclosure, Litigation, Mortgage, and Collection practices. The firm is fully automated, utilizes custom computer programs and provides periodic status reports as an accommodation to its clients. Representation of lenders and loan servicers and enforcement of creditors’ rights is the focus of the firm's business.

Associates

EN-CHIA ANNA LIN

• Admitted to Bar, New York, New Jersey and New Jersey District Court; United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
• Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A. Economics, 2004); St. John’s University-School of Law (J.D. 2007).
• Member: New York State Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
• Languages: Chinese, Taiwanese, conversational Spanish.
• Practice areas: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mortgage Foreclosure, Mortgage Closings, Real Estate Transactions.

 TIMOTHY J. MURTHA

• Admitted to Bar, New York and Connecticut, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Education:  St. Anselm College (B.A. 1998); St. John's University-School of Law (J.D. 2001)
• Member:  New York Bar Association
• Practice Areas:  Litigation, Creditors' Rights and Real Estate

 SHAWN A. SPIELBERG

• Admitted to Bar, New York
• Education:  State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S. 2005); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D. 2008)
• Member:  New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association
• Practice Areas:  Litigation and Debt Collection

MICHAEL J. BUCCINO

• Admitted to Bar, New York
• Education:  St. John's University (B.S. 2002); St. John's University School of Law (J.D. 2010)
• Member:  New York State Bar Association
• Practice Areas:  Litigation and Debt Collection

Of Counsel

SCOTT A. KOLTUN

• Admitted to Bar and all courts, in  New York and California
• Education: SUNY Albany (English, 2001); Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1984)
• Member: New York State Bar Association
• Practice areas: Extensive Trial Experience, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Foreclosure Litigation and  Civil Litigation